Machine for lacing shoe-uppers.



E. E. WINKLEY.

MACHINE FOR moms s50 UPPERSJ APPLICATION FILED NOV.18,1907.

Patented Oct. 14,1913.

8 SHEE'ES SHBET 1.

CW1 dkbl-w E. WINKLBY.

MACHINE F93 Lmme'ssoa UPPBRS,

.EPFLIOATION FILED NOV, '18, 19(27.

Patented Get, $4, 1913.

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E. B. WINKLEY.

MACHINE FOR LAGING SHOE UFPERS.

APPLICATION rlLsn NOV. 18, 1901.

- 1,075,530. Patented Get. 14, 1913.

8 BHBETS SHEET M 414M W E. B. WINKLEY.

MACHINE FOR LACING SHOE UPPERS.

APPLICATION rum NOV. 18, 1907.

$1,075,530. Patented 0011.14, 1913.

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E. E, WINKLE'Y MACHINE FOR LACING SHOE UPPBRS.

AIFLIJATZON FILLD HGT 8, 1907. g maggc Patented Oct.14,1913.

8 SHEET S-SHEBT 7.

E, E. WINKLEY.

MACHINE FOR meme SHOE mums,

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Specification of Letters Eacnt To all whom it concern Be it known thatl, Enssros Wmnsm,

a citizen of the United States, resid ng at Lynn, 1n the county of and(to of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Machines for Lacing Shoc-Uppers; an i do hercloy dc clarc thefollowing to he a full. clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others sh'illcrl the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention rclatcs to machines for lacing together the sides of ashoe upper preparatory to the operation of lasting.

Lacing machines such as have heretofore been used havs been of two typosin one of which the lacing is inserted simultaneously in a series ofeyelets, and the other the lacing is inserted in the eyeletssuccessively. In machines of thefirst type it is necessary that all theeyelets be properly located be fore the operation of the machine. Thisrequires a certain amount of glexterity on the part of the operator. andnecessitates also certain adjustments of the machine to adapt it to opeate upon uppers in which the eyelets are (lili'crcntly spaced andlocated according to the various sizes and styles of shoes. 1' machinesof the second type the. eyelets must. he brought successively intoposition to receive the lacing, and no suitable means for accomplishingthis result have heretofore been devised. Ithas hccn proposed to securethe upper in. a feed. frame which is advanced automatically at eachoperation of the lacing instrumentalities, but this involves thc carefuladjustment of the upper in thc fame by the operator, and makes noaccomit or the fact that the eye lets are trcqucnlly so located in upperthat they arc neither in a straight line nor at uniform distances apart.It has also been proposed to feed the upper by means engaging theeyelets, but such devices have. been arranged to engage thc eyelet whichhas last been operated upon and to move it away a distance which isassumed to be sufficient to bring the next empty eyelet. into positionand this arrangement lilzcwisc fails to con1- pcnsate for the nonuniformarrangement oi the eyelets, so that in the operation of such a machinethere is danger of the lacing-in sorting instrulncntalities failing toproperly engage the eyelets, resulting in stopping or injury to themachine or the upper.

In accordance with certain featurcsol,

cat 'invsnt-ion. Y which automat cally vclct so 1 provided locate anlacing; is which the ma positively lo no is acccre olishetl regardlessof L it 35 c rc l,

the positions the in the. preterrco reyelcts in the-so orm of tho1nvcnof eyelets the cyclet is vices operate also to feed thesucccssively into position. and. opera upon thc empty eyelet next succseoingthat into which tho lacing has been last inserted, tintiing and locatingsuch eyelet whatever may be its position with respect to the others andthen moving it. positively to a definiteposition in the machine. In thiswav the Inachin-c opcratcs, without ad a,

trnent or the help of the operator, upon uppers of various sizes andstyles anti without regard to acclflcnil defects in the placing of theeyelets in t upper.

The invention also contemplates the arm ploymcnt of eyelet locatingdevices which will act to bring the eyelets in the two siclcs of theupper into alincinent so that the lacing inserting devices may to thelacing through the eyelets in a uniform and reliable manner and withoutdanger of injury to such devices or to the eyelets.

Another featureof the invention relates to automatic means for causingthe and of the lacing to be secured after the lacing has been insertedin the eyelets.

Other objects and features of the invention will he goint-cd out inconnection. with the description of the illustrated emho iimentof theinvention.

In theclravings. Figure 1 is a siclc clove. lion, looking from left toright. of a niachinc for lacing uppers, exnbociyingg tho presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a similar elevation from the opposite direction; 3is a front elevation; Fig. 4i a detail side elevation of a part of theneedle and castofi" actuating mechanism; and. Fig. 5 a (le'uil frontelevation of the same; 6 is'a plan view of the machine; Fig. 7 ahorizontal scctional View shmvlng the. lower ,port-ion of the machine;Fig. #5 is a horizon tal section showing (let rils of the cam 1 anisms;Fig. 9 is a front elevation SllO in detail the cam mechanisms and themechanism; Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional elevation on linc m -1G,Fig. 3 grams h'cirsg niaohine.

removed; Figs. 11 and 12 are details of the eyelet engaging devices;Figs. 13, 14 and 15 are respectively front elevation, a plan view, and ahorizontal section showing in detail the loop-holder mechanism; and 16,17 and. 18 are diagrammatic views showing the mode of operation of themachine.

The features of the invention are shown ei'noodied in a machine in whichthe instrunientelities by which the lacing cord or thread is inserted inthe eyelets of the upper and secured therein are in some respectssimilar to those of the machine shown and described in the patent of theapplicant and John S. Payne, dated June 4, 1907, No. 855,969.

In themachii. through the cl mown the thread is drawn as by menns of ahooked needle 1 secured in the lower end of. a needle bar 2. 'l e needlebar is fixed in a block 3 provided with guides 4 sliding vertically inways in the overhanging arm 5 of the machine. This slide block isreciprocated by means of a lever 6 pivotally and slidingly connectedwith the block 3 as shown particularly in Fig. 4 and pivoted at 7 on thearm he r .r end of the lever 5 is connectcd hy link 8 with a hell cranklever 9 pivoted at it) on the frame of the machine, and having 2*lepeiuling :irni carrying a roll ll which engages a cam path in the sideof a corn 1:? on the main shaft 13 of the machine.

Beside the needle is a cast-off 14 provided with a hook at its lowerend. The casootfis fixed in a collar 15 free to rotate and to slidelongitudinally on the needle bar 2 and the collar 15 is connected by arod 16 with a sleeve 17 loosely mounted on the upper part of the needlebar. The sleeve 17 is provided. with a horizontal slot 18 passing ebouthalf way around the sleeve and connected with a vertical slot 19 (seeFigs. 3, 4 and 5). These slots are engaged by :3: pin Qt) on the slideblock 3. The sleeve 17 is provided with another slot 21 passinghelically around one side of the sleeve and engaged by a pin on theframe of tri This construction is such that the slide olock 3descendswith the needle bar and needle the pin 20, acting in the horizontal slot18 draws the sleeve 17, the collar l5, and the castoif -14 downward withthe needle her, while the pin acting in the helical slot, causes thesleeve 17 and the parts connected therewith to turn at the some timethrough a half rotation, so as to transfer the cast-off from itsoriginal position behind the needle to a position directly in front ofit. Upon the completion of this turning movement, further downwardmovement of the sleeve 17 is arrested by the engagement of the pin 22with the end of t. lot 21, and at the same time the pin in) i slot 1 sothat the needle continues and completes its downward movement while thecast-off dwells above the work. Upon the return movement of the needlethese operations are reversed.

Coiiperating with the needle and cast-off is a thread pull r comprisinga horizontal pin 24 fixed in the lower end of a lever 25, and the lever25 is pivoted at 26 in a bellcrank lever 27 journaled in cars 28 on theframe of the machine. This lever has a rearwardly extending arm 29geared to a lever 30 pivoted at 31 on the frame of the machine, andconnected, by a link 32, with a bell-crank lever 33 pivoted at 10 on theframe of the machine, and having a depending arm carrying a cam roll 34en gaging a cam path in the cam 12. Upon the side of the lever 25 is aninclined surface 35 engaged by a lug 36 on the slide block 3. Thisconstruction is such that when the slide block 3 descends with theneedle the lug 36, acting upon the incline 35, moves the thread puller24 to the left out of the Way of the needle and cast-off, but when theneedle rises the thread puller is moved 'to the right. by a spring 37,into the position shown in Fig. 3, and then the cam mechanism abovedescribed operates to swing the lever 25 rearwardly into the position ofFigs. 1 and 2, so as to cause the thread puller to engage and draw backthe needle loop, as shown in Fig. 2, to enablethe cast-off to engage theloop upon its next succeeding descent.

The lacing thread passes from a suitable supply around a tension wheel40 and thence to the stitch-forr ing instrumentalities. The thread islaid in the hook of the needle, upon each descent of the needle througha pair of eyelets, by means of. a threadguide 41 provided with :1notched upper extremity 42, across which LllB thread is drawn at.suitable times in the operation of the machine. This thread guide ispivoted at 43 on the frame of the machine and secured to :1 dependingarm 44 carrying a cam roll. 45 engaging a cam surface on the peripheryof the cam 46 mounted on the main shaft 13. A spring 47 maintains thecam roll in contact with the'carn.

To transfer slack thread from the needle loop to the loop retainers andto hold slack thread between the needle and the last formed stitch themachine is provided with a thread finger 50 having a. lwokedupperextremity and fixed to a rock shaft 51 journaled in a sleeve 52 mountedon the upper end of a bar The bar 53 slides vertically in lugs 54 in theframe of the machine, and is secured to a block 55 articulated with acam lever 56 pivoted at 57 on the frame of the machine. The cum levercarries a roll 58 :1 cam path on the cam 46. By cans vertical movementsare imparted to the thread finger 50. To impart h li zontal nivemenls totln upper extremity Of the. thread linger thrrock shaft Iil providedwith :1 depending arm M3 (01% nected by :1 link (51 to the lower end ofan arm 62 which is pivoted on the stud lit. The link til carries a roll('13 engaging a ram groove in the side of the cam disk 63 The loopretainer mechanism of the pres cnt machine comprises a series olhorizontal pins (J-lwhich form the pivots of an endless sprocket chain65 passing around two loosely join-noted sprocket wheels 66. "lfhesewheels are journaled on a frame $7 which is provided with vertical lugs68 at the rear engaginu' suitable ways in the front of the frame of themachine, so as to permit ver ical movement of the frame 7 to regulatethe distance between the pins and the up per which being o 'ierurcdupon, and in this way to vary the amount otslack thread held by the pinTo maintain the frame 6? in its adjusted position it is prov de. with :1depending slotted lug U9 engaged h a set screw 70 threaded into theframe oi the machine as shown in Fig. it). 'Yhe pins 64 fit loosely intoside plates of the chain So that they may be moved longitudinallytherein at a suitable time in the operation of the machine, to causethem to project successively into the loops drawn down for theirreception by the thread linger. For this purpose the rear ends of thepins are engaged successively by a pusher lever 71 which is journaled at72 on the frame of the machine as shown in Fig. l. A spring 73 normallyholds the lever in retracted position, but the lever is provided with aforward extension 74 located in the path of the hub of the threadfinger, so that when the thread finger descends the extension isdepressed and the upper end of the lever 7i engages the adjacent pin andmoves it forward into the loop drawn down by the thread finger. The pins64; remain in pro jected position during the o eration upon an upper,but are afterwari retracted by the inclined extremity T5 of a coverplate fixed to the front of the frame 67. ,One of the sprocket wheelsor, is journuled upon an adjustable hearing 76 horizontally movable bymeans of a screw-threaded stem 77 providedwith a suitable adjustinf.nut, this mechanism being provided to take up any slack in the sprocketchain. The upp r portion of the frame (3? is provided with rail 78bearing against the upper sides of the pins to support them against theupward pull of the thread loops when they are projected into operativeposition.

At each feed movement of the upper it is necessary to advance the chainand the pins 64 to bringa new pin into position to receivea loop, andthis is accomplished by a leverfitl journaled on lugs 81 projecting fromthe r ar of the frame 67. Pivoted to and. depending from the forward endol' tlulever "no is a panl 12 which engages the iins on i'ln: lower prtion of the chain as shown in i i. i pon a movement of the lever to theleft the pawl will advance the pin engaged by it and thereby move theentire chain lhroufgh a space equal to th dis-tuner between two pin andupon the return movement of the le er the pawl swings idly to the left,being returned to position by a spring 83. lly means of an adiusti rcnBl cngapg-tl by the pawl in ill-4 normal p sition the position to whichthe pi...v n1) i"-:l not}; be adju ted. The lever Ill carries at itsrear end a cam roll 8.3 ngoing u can! path W'- on the cam i l. and aspring HI mourn-vit l t the i ver ti and to n 'i l'dlilt it theiniu'niue Iii 'firlntiii will. t e who.

u cam roll in cngap 'lho antenn in meunfor locatii.-;,1 and hauling lluevclct are arranged t act upon the llttllflts o. the eyelets at eachside of the upper.

It er ical stud .lfl is nxed in the lrame oi the machine, and upon thisare pimlcd two horizontal arms i l project in -j forwardly and providedwith pivots 92 nd H25. 'lhree-arnicd hell crank levers are mounted uponthese pi ots and provided ith lateral arms 94 upon the extremities ot'which Ire pivoted bars formed at h ir forward extremities to engage theinside edges of the eyelet flanges above and below the shoe upper. Thebell crank levers are provided 'ith oppositelyextended arms 9; to whichare pivoted bars 97 formed at their forward extremities to engage theout side edges of the eyelet flanges. The bell crank levers are providedwith rearwnrdly extruded arms upon which are pivoted bars 79constituting feeding devices. The rear ends of the loars T9 are pivotedto forked headsl fj secured to stems 99. A collar 100 slideg loosely onthe stems 99, and is engaged by compression springs 101. Between thehubs of the arms 91 a bell crank lever 1056 is journaled upon the shaft90, and provided with :2 forwardly extending arm 1 H; which is engagedon either side by the h ads 98 and the collar 100, these parts bell rnormall} maintained in engagement hy t e springs 101. The extremity ofthe arm 103 also engag s lugs 1041 on the mcnt by the springs 101. Theextremity of feeding device 79 are thin and flexible and are curved.toward one another as shown in Fig. 11.

The shoe upper which is to be laced is doubled so as to superpose thecorresponding eyelets on its two sides, and the upper is then insertedbetween the upper and lower portions of the locating and feedin device.M suitable times in the operation oi the maphinn'the bell crank lever102 is rocked-upon the shaft 90 by means comprising a link 1 36,

connvct ng it. and of a rack shaft secured m the iuwex" and carrying :1mm norigl'wrnl mm mill movmwnc of H10 he grate first (a) m 211; i iciang:i;;-ing device friflion buit ovn he lever and the 2111113 9! \\"ianally a fiber by 53M Mud Wk At this iii :levicvs n11 aqmm w}, a meyvhi, Whm'wcr lI- .-iz-:'. and mliati ms in its pwdfiu-m an H5 H3 nlinnmm. When Jain 2ft czxusm the, spring; 1M in in: mi cm:-

mun-me it no 1:031 wank: Levon When i; Hui: hm o, S -1% rm the airingdwicmt d H19 with the be?! warm amp pin 91 Ln: 2 .11:. (the aluminum? mvem? mow TEE-T bars mny LP i fiubell A tew arms to srniinbln Yllifih byThe mun ml! 12 is nnrmufly nut, of engmgenmnt 1:11 the mm, being mamzdto the left out of in path of mnvc-mnh Mt at the cmnpkiion ()l U124 2:1

mg 0pm Minn if, is mnvud lniurnlly lgmnu'n nib ihv mm by {1% con-- 1m nM11101- Gwm-ihcd. \H {ha pusher in lnl wlj J}. nil 10.

hut-1* is prwuiwii vili; autmmtic 1 operation by the ofgeratoi'.

controlling mechanism which operaies site;

the machine has been set into motion by the operator, to perinit thelnain shaft to make a certain. number of rotations corresponding to thenumber of stitches to he fog'med, and then to Clieconict the shaft fromthe power so to muse it 530p. The controlling IHQ'IiUUilSIE alsooperates, previous to sto ping the machine, to throw the pusher 11:;into ooci'eiion, and to simultaneously intez rupt the feeding of thework so as o cause the iiieil stitch in he made Without any feed; ThisviIiB/(JilRI SEII is constructed as follows: A pulley T ioosely journaledupon the shaft 13 and is constantly rotaied by a halt from any suitablesource of power. The pulley is provicle fl with a conical clutchsurface, as shown in dotted lines Fig. i3, cooperating with conicalclutch member 126 splinofi on the shafi 15, and normally held out ofengagement Wibi'l the pulley by a compression spring 12 4. The clutchmember 225 has a hub 12?, and a, collar 128 is fixed to the shaft 13,close to the hi h'i27. A hev: elccl roll 12.) is journaled in the end ofan arm 130 fixed to. av horizontal rock shaft 131 journaleciin the frameof the machihc. A horizontal mm 132 (Fig. 23) fixed to the other end ofifihe rock shaft i3 and is connectoii by :1 rod 1 1i Wih. a treadle (notshown) by which the machine i3 thrown inio lVhen the treodlc isdepicssed the arm 1-32 is drawn down, and, through the connections abovedescribed, ihe roll 12%) is forced into, the space between the hub 12?and collar 128, thereby causing the clutch member 1526 to and be roiatedby the pulley 125, and time (ho machine set in motion.

The arm 132 \see 23') carries a horizontal slide guide upon which isslidingly mounted a. block 13% A grasshopper spring 13.3, block 13 and apin 136 on the slide guide 3.33, normally tends to move the block 139 10the left, Show 7, which is the position 0o oupiea when the machine 1s ati o. is depresscii by above described the rash engage helical a mrzneolonihc main shah: i Al; ihe, some time a swinging latch depending from aslcovc Mil pivo co. upon a. stud 1% on the framo of the mach-i sivingsinto position above no slide s 1 the block 3 are clepres 1 pin l3? fixedin an arm projecting from the block 13% cauaco to zrroove arm 13% so asto 1n inlain the pin 137, block 13% am} the nnoctcd therewith, 1; theposition o co. they arc mo 3 e one} thus ici'zirtoi aftcs? "1- emtion. iI

can he release machine has mics: soon the n; engages the groove,

commeoces, together Willi the block 13%, lo

move to the right, owing to the rotation of the. shaft 13,, and thismovement continues so long as the latch 142 engages the arm 138. Thelatch is elongated, as shown in Fig. I, so that several rotations of themain are iQQUiRgOii to move the block 134 for enough LO the upon theslide guide 133 to permit the. arm 138 to move beyond the extremity ofthe latch, and 1111;: ing this time the machine operates to lace thesides of $he upper togelher and to make the last finishing siitch byWhioh the lacing is securewi.

The rock shaft 131 upwardly-extending arms 1 5 and 146 in which theshaft 119 is siidingiy mounted. This shaft passes through an elongatedslot 1&7 in' the frame of the machine. A corn preseion spring 148mounted upon the shaIt engages the cam lever 118 by which the pusher isactuated and normally maintains it in its left-ban position, as shown inFig. so that. the cam roll 120 is to the left of the cam so as not to heengaged and actuated thereby. An arm 149 is fixed to the right-hand endof the shaft 119 and carries an adiustable screw 150 which is inposition to be engaged by 2.- lug on the block 134,- when the'latter ismoved to the right ami shortly before it; disengagesl from the latch142. By these means the shafi 119 is moved to the right at the propertime in the operation of the machine we the pusher 1151s CilljSQfi tooperate $0 in movethe upper laterally and cause the needle to (lessen-doutside of the edge of the upper. The means for inter z'upaing' the"feed ai; f his oinii are construct o6 as follows: A. lever 51 pivotedupon a bracket 152 on the fame, oi the machine, is so located thai itsu'pwor 633d is in position. to he engagedhy 11 sic ding lug 153 on theblock 1.34:, at the samc: once that the arm 149 is engagefi l li'l moleen the 1mm: end of the Eeier 12 1 i Jute-. swung to =51 o left, a pawl355:4 iv teii at 155 0: he vor 151 enga es a e eelre-rziiiy od 15?mounted to slide in {he machine. T1135 oniowe i end )1? the cam l e 1eeyet iced 181131;: "1- lug I? 15 I've t0 Q: ,QQY; 2H IPAGi by .1 com 6his ao'i x the A 1%. nova 1&3 normaliy ma tains the rod 157 5; n; W ghtnand position in which the lugs do rot mic 5*: 62 operation of the con"309 When. the

rod 15? is moved to Jefii above dosofihefl the big 159 hears *vpc-n thelever 109 and the spiing 269 is compressed until the cam 1'2 h m te-ted.he {no point at which it is pcovical with a gap 163 Figs. 8 and S), andthereupon the cam roll 110 passes out through this gap, By the conandfeeding devices immediately engage an tinned movement of the lever 151the pawl 154 is carried above the extremity156 of the rod so that thelatter is released and the spring 162 tends to move it again to theright. By this time, however, the cam has rotated sutliciently to movethe gap 163 away from the cam roll, and the latter is retained incontact with the fiat outer face 164 of the cam until the continuedrotation thereof brings the gap 1623 again in engagement with the camroll, whereupon the cam againenters the cam path ready to operate whenthe machine is again started.

In order that the number of eyelets in which the lacing is inserted maybe varied for different classes of work, a series of holes 165 areprovided in the casing of the controlling mechanism, and a stop-pin maybe inserted in any one of these holes to limit the left-hand movement ofthe slide block 134 and thereby determine the number of rotations of themain shaft which occur before the operation of the machine is automatically interrupted.

In order to support the upper during the operation thereof the machineis provided with a work table 166. Upon the bottom of the work table areslide guides 167 engaging flanges 168 on the upper ends of brackets 16;)on the frame of the machine. This permits the table to be re tracted tofacilitate the removal of the laced upper from the machine, and springs170 hold the tahle normally in its for "uni position.

Theoperation of the machine as a whole is as follows: T he operatordraws back the table 166 and then carries the end of the lacing cordfrom the tension wheel to the right over the thread guide 41 and thenback again to the tension wheel, in order to cause the end of the threadto be drawn through the second pair of eyelet holes with the thread fromthe thread supply. The upper is then placed upon the table and in sortedbetween the upper and lower portions of the eyelet-feeding mechanism.The treadle is then depressed and the machine thrown into operation. Theeyelet locating eyelet and advance it into position beneath the needle,and the needle descends through the eyelets. The thread guide then movestoward the needle thereby drawing the lacing thread across the hook ofthe needle, and the needle rises with a loop of the thread. The threadpuller 24- then moves backward to the position shown in Fig. 2, so as todraw back the needle loop, and upon the next succeeding downward movement of the needle and the cast-oil- 14 the latter enters the loop androtates to a pcsition in front of the needle, hereby holding the oldloop in its hooked extremity. At the same time the eyelctfoedingmechanism feeds the work again so that upon the Slllw the thread lingerfalls, thereby drawing down a loop of thread, part of which is obtainedfrom the loop already formed by the needle and part from the threadsupply. By this same operation the thread is drawn down into the notchat the upper end of the thread guide in position to be again pre sentedto the needle. While the loop of thread is so held down by the threadfinger one of the loop-retainer pins ll s pushed forward into the loop,and when the loop is released by the thread finger it is retained by theloop retainer and thus the required amount of slack thread is maintainedin each. stitch The needle then descends through the old loop and theempty eyelets, as above described, and is supplied again with the threadby the thread "hide. The position of the iucinb rs at this time in theoperation of the machine is shown with substantial accuracy in Fig. 16,except that the machine is shown as having formed two rmnplete stitches.Upon the subsequent rising movement of the needle it draws the new loopthrough the old loop and the castotl' rotates to the rear of t i needle,thereby disengaging and releasing the old loop, from which the slack issubsequently drawn by the thread linger in drawing down its loop. Itwill be noted that the thread finger, in addition to its functions ofshortening the needle loops above the work and supplying the slackthread to'iheloop retainers, operates also to supply slack threadbetween the needle and the last engaged eyelots to permit the needle topass -upward through the eyelets without any rendering of thread in thehook ot' the needle. lhis is accomplished by making the downwardmovement of the thread finger greater than is neces. ry to supply threadto the loop rctaincr pm. After the predetermined nunr ber of eyelets hasbeen engaged and laced in this manner, the pusher 115 operatesautomatically and moves the upper into the position shown in Fig. 18. Astitch is then taken outside oi the edge of the upper, as shown in saidfigure, and the machine then comes automatically to rest. The operatorthereupon cuts the thread, releases the loops from the needle and fromthe loop retainers and ren'iovos the work from the machine. the tablebeing drawn forward, as above described. to permit the loops to bev.'ithdrawn tron: the loop retainers. fitter threading the machine, asabove described. it is again ready to operate.

Although the automatic eyelet-locating and feeding devices, and theautomatic mechanism for causing the end of the lacing to be secured,have been described as embodied in a machine operatin to make a. seriesof chain stitches in bot sides of an upper simultaneously, it will beunderstood that these novel devices are not lim' ited to use inconnection with such a machine, but that they may be used in ma chinesof various forms for lacing uppers without respect to the manner inwhich the thread is introduced into the eyelet holes, and regardless ofthe number of eyelet holes so laced or the position in which the upperis held during, the lacing operation.

With respect to the eyelet-locatin and feeding devices, it is broadlynew, so ar as the inventor is aware, to use automatic mechanism whichwill operate to pro rly feed and locate eyelets regardless o thevariations in their spacing and position, and, more specifically, it isnew to cause such feeding devices to operate upon eyelets in advance ofthe thread-handling instrumentalities.

The invention is not in general limited to the details of constructionand operation of the illustrated embodiment, but. may he embodied inother forms broadly defined in the claims.

Having'now described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A machine forlacing shoe uppers, hav ing, in combination, means for automaticallyengaging and locating the eyelets, and, independent means for insertin alacmg there in, substantially as describe 2. A machine for lacing shoeuppers, having, in combination, means for automatically engaging andlocating successive eyelets, and independent means tor inserting alacing in the eyelets, substantially as described.

3. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forinserting a lacing in the eyelets successively, and auto matic feedingmeans engaging an. eyelet in advance of the one so operated upon "andacting to feed it into position to receive the lacing, substantially asdescribed.

4. A machine for lacing shoe up ere, having, in combination, means forfilming a series of stitches in a succession of eyelets, and automaticmeans for engaging the lets successively and feeding; the engaged eyeletinto stitch receiving position, substantially as described.

5). A machine for lacing shoc uppers, ing, in combination, "means forfor n ngz aseries of chain stitches in a succession eyelets, and meansfor automatically engaging the eyelets succes ively and feeding! theengaged eyelet into stitch recei ing position, substantially asdescribed.

6. A machine for lacing'shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forinserting a lacing in an eyelet, and means for automatically engagingthe flange of an eyelet and locating the eyelet in position to receivethe lacing, substantially as described.

7. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forinserting a lacing in the eyelets, and means for automatically'engagingthe flanges of the eyelets succmsively and feeding them into position toreceive the lacing, substantially as described. I

8. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forinserting a lacing in the eyelet, and means for automatically locatingthe eyelet comprising devices arranged to receive the eyelet betweenthem and then to approach each other until they engage the flange of theeyelet, substantially as described.

9. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, haw ing, in combination, means forinserting a lacing in successive eyelets, and means for feeding thewyelcts successively into position to receive 2 lacing comprising adevice for engaging thw fltnge of the eyelets and means or moving sakddevice in the direction of feed, substaiballv described.

it). A na ha e for lacing shoe uppers, having, in c uction, means forinserting a lacingjr s massive eyelets, and means for feeding he eyeletssuccessively into place to receive the lacing, comprising a deviceyieldingly engaging the upper in line with the rower eyelets, and meansfor reciprocating said device in the line of feed to cause it to engagethe flanges of the eyelets and thereby move them in the direction offeed. substantially as described.

11.. A machine for lacing shoe uppers. hav ing. in combination, meansfor inserting a lacing into successive eyelets, and means for locating,and feeding the eyel ts successively, comprising a feed member and twolateral locating mei'nbers acting to approach each other until theyengage'the flange of an eyelei; and then to move in the direction offeed, substantially as described.

12. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forforming chain-stitches, independent feeding means for feeding theeyelets into position to re ceive the stitches. and means for moving theupper transversely with respect to the line of feed to cause a fasteningstitch to be formed outside its edge, substantially as described.

A machine for lacing shoe uppers-,having, in combination, means forinserting loops in a snow ion of eyelets, a series of pins to retain toeloops to preserve slack thread therein until the completion of theoperation. and means for moving the pins of the nizicl'iiniutter acertain n nnliier ot eveh-t twii'ioll tnar-rzitt-il upon, Fifllil meanshem i tzihir to (31156 the nnichine to unerzite up n diiierent numb rsof eyelets, snhsmntirlly :is tllstflllt'tl.

if. A miirhine for loci having, in co1nhinnti 1n, l; iirting (isdoes andhide mient flevic-ss ailing :iuio mutieally to aline eyelets in ihopposite shine of :in zippy r 22in; 'iositinn llllli in ruginter withthe hive inserting i2 iris, sub stim iiilly :is" described.

16, A mat-him for lacing m uppers, n in ctnnhininion, lace v --rting leunil independent eyr d ning and positioning devices: iiihl men?operating the lmter rh- I w to :iline itl i position sue l'(,:-5i\'1}pairs of eyele su t=-i=l ntinlly as described.

i''.''. it machine for lacing shoe uppers,

having. in combination, him, inserting (levices and eyelet POSltlUPi' 51devices :11- rzing'eil to engage the flanges of the eyeleta substantally ;i:-;- ilescrihayl.

, 2%. A n'ni l'iine for liicinrg shoe Uf'iflfil'S, having, incomhination, hici inserting" de vices and devices for eni zsci'ig' ineyelets on opposite siil s ,li :in upper fill-fl bringing them intoilllllt'ilitil substantially 2r tiescribed.

if). A machin for liHYlilfl' shoe uppers, having, in ntnnl iisitioii,lace inserting (iQ nntl nieni'r: f r engaging 2H1 eyelet anti ftQlllUgIthe or lgWl celet into no I( eive til liiec. substantially alesmiihrl.21 A machine for lacing J oe uppers, having, in combination, laceinner-Ling tl f' vires for inserting :1 li'UiC in the ercleissneceesively. anti means For engaging the eyet noxt :siinces-ziing thatinto which the lace hrcn last iirertml zllHIl tin-ling it into lion tore -civi the lace, h l iq lniiflilfi' us (lGFl', lied.

i i. mnchi to! in having, in coini inriti sin hive inwrtine; ll?-\iftri, feeding tleviies. Itllli ri-iianisiii tor zit-Uniting thei'ei'wiing LliJViCU t vngjn eyelet and to zttlVtlli': the igzuii eyeletinto lace; rewiring position. hnlwtnntiaily {is ricserihetl.

A mnchitie to." lacing hoe upper-g hating, in w mhinmmn, lace in-;'r'in;-' lo vices and lewiino' lPZ'l' 'i'S :irrzi e l t en- ;g'uiic and:iline ewhh in the oginwite sides el' :izi np w' :Hll HtiYiliit"! l' ninto hit-e re "M Sllhlullilflll! 'r- 'iw- A nu'il ine tor hi. ii pm'g in'toiiihinnl'i u ilelien twin-1W.

hi. ring.

uppers,

Lion to vices and feeding devices arranged to operate Up n eyelets in miance of the lace in string devices, f-ili s tlllillll' as descrihe i Afor hit-111g slime uppers,

w n, .taec HI'SQKLULQ (lLr wzyclet; in and tend the. opposite Q then]into 1' devices, substantially as rlesi'rrihe'l.

25. A min-him: for lacing shoe uppers, having, in ((iiiilaliitli'lkmeans for inserting, loo )3 in a StKilLhSlOH of eyelets, a series ofloop iii-tanning pins until means for engaging and carrying thesuccessive loops into position to he engaged by the pins, substantially:15; described.

213. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, means forforming unil sorting a hil'ltjh of loops in the eyelets of sin ripper,it sil'ili, of loop retaining cle- "ltvi, and minus tor engaging thesnecensive loopi: delivering; them to the loop retaining: devices,snimten all as desrribed.

'1'. ii marlin tor lacing shoe uppers, having, in eoml'zinmion, meansfor irmerting a lacing in a fil hi't' illill of eyelets, means forinterrupting the operation of the machine zit'ier ii certain nmnher ofeye ets have been operated upon, and means for varying the operation ofszi -l interrupting means for different ninnhers of eyelets,substantially as describedv 28. A ini'zehine for lacing shoe uppers,liming. inromhiniition, lace inserting mechanism, feeding mechanism forbringing the eyelets successively to the lace inaerting IIlOCllUlliil'l,means for relatively moving 1516 upper and lace inserting mechan sm toform it fastening if'ch outside th edge of the upper, and ii mini-oilingmeirl nism for i ter rnpting iht: feed throwing int, pgl'illlwil themechaninin for relatively moving tho lave inserting mechanism and upperand ther='-at'ter interrupting the operation of the ma hine.suhstnntinllv as descritmd.

29, A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in ifi'iniblni'iiifill ilhook needle, a looper, a met-off. loop retaining devices and a threadfinger for engaging the thread on the side of the work oppoeite theneedle, and UHF/U18 f r operating the thread finger to (l0- liver theloop to tilt. loop retaining devices Ilfltl to give up thread to theneedle during its loop thawing ntr ziie, substantially as desrrihecl.

36. A n'nichine for lacing shoe uppers, luring, in ombination, a hookneedle, 21 l-mper, n (llSiili, and means other than the ncmll i for nngQing the eyelets of an upper and Slit'ttfirl cly {veiling them intoposition to receire the needle. Substantially as des rihctl.

ii. A llizltilliii for hiring shoe uppers, inning. in c. lliiltlli-fli,hit-e inserting (l6- i ices: for inecrt ng a hire in the eyelets sue meses cessiveiy, means for alining the successive pairs of eyelets inopposite. sides of an upper and positioning themin register with thelace inserting devices, and loop retaining devices for retaining slackthread in the loo s during the lace inserting operation, su stantiallyas described.

32. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination laceinserting devices for inserting a lace in the eyelets successively,means for automatically engaging the eyelets in the opposite sides of anupper and positioning them in register with the lace inserting devices,devices for retaining slack thread in the loops of lacing, and

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa- 2O ture, in presence of twowitnesses ERASVIUS E. WINKLEY.

Witnesses:

IRA L. FISH, ANN-IE C. RICHARDSON.

cessivel means for alinin the successive pairs 0 eyelets inoppositesldes of an upper and positioning themin register with the laceinserting devices, and loop retaining devices for retaining slack threadin the loops during the lace inserting operation, sub stantially asdescribed.

32. A machine for lacing shoe uppers, having, in combination, laceinserting devices or inserting a lace in the eyelets successively, meansfor automatically engaging the eyelets in the opposite sides of an upperand positioning them in register with the [sun] lace inserting devices,devices for retaining slack thread in the loops of lacing, and means forrelatively movin the .lace inserting devices and upper to orm afastening stitch outside the edge of the upper, sub stantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

EBASTUS E. WINKLEY.

Witnesses:

IRA L. FISH, ANNIE C. RICHARDSON.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,075,530, grantedOctober 1%,

1913, upon' the application of Erastus E. Winkley, of Lynn,Massachusetts, for an improvement in Machines forLacing Shoe-Uppers, anerror appears in the printed specification requiring correction asfollows Page 3, strike out line 119, and insert the Words andreference-numeral, arms .91. Tfiefomvard extremities of the; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 28th day of October, A. D., 1913.

THOMAS EWlNG,

(Qommissz'o'nerof Patents.

inlLetters Patent No. 1,075,530.

Correction It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,075,530,granted October 14,

1913, upon the application of Erastus E. Winkley, of Lynn,Massachusetts, for an improvement in Machines for Lacing ShoeUppers, anerror appears in the printed and insert specification requiringcorrection as follows: Page 3, strike out line 119,

Tllefm'ward extremities (1f Me; and that the words andreference-numeral, arms 91.

the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

i Signed and sealed this 28th day of October, A. D., 1913.

[SEAL] THOMAS EWJNG,

(,bmmissianer of Patents.

